Wisconsin Tree Identification



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The Wisconsin Teacher Enhancement Program Announces A New Course for Science Teachers:
Syllabus Credits & Costs How to Register Instructor	Wisconsin Tree ID 2-week summer session AUG. 11 - 24, 2008 Learn to identify Wisconsin's native tree species in just 4 online sessions and 2 enjoyable field trips in Wisconsin forests! What distinguishes a sugar maple from a red maple? A spruce from a pine? If you're a high-school biology teacher, a natural resource professional, or just an amateur naturalist and you want to learn to identify Wisconsin's native trees, this short course is perfect for you and may meet your continuing education goals. Join me as we explore Wisconsin's native trees during two fun field trips to the UW Arboretum and the Baraboo Hills. Online sessions ahead of time provide background and identification tips prior to each field trip, as well as helpful keys and worksheets you can download and print for use in your classroom! For more detailed information on the course, please follow the links to the left. Otherwise, feel free to contact me, Dr. Catherine Woodward, the course instructor. Please tell other teachers or professionals in your school or community about WisTEP courses! Download a flier here!
	Credits & Fees This class is specifically designed as a professional development opportunity for science teachers and natural resource professionals. To obtain 1 UW credit for this course you must enroll as a UW Special or Guest Student. See below for online application information. Costs for various non-credit and for-credit options are as outlined below: No credit option (no UW transcript issued): $75 No credit, but UW transcript issued (UW Guest Auditor): $79 One UW credit (UW Special Student): $301.35 (WI resident)
	Enrollment Information for Teachers If you do not need credit, nor a UW transcript you may register directly by contacting the instructor. If you need credit and/or a UW transcript, you must enroll in UW and register for this class by the following steps: Apply online as a Special (for credit) or Guest (no credit) student, or download the application form. Once you are enrolled, send your student ID number to the instructor for registration authorization and course numbers. Register for the course online at http://my.wisc.edu. Pay fees at the Registrar's office or online at http://my.wisc.edu
	Instructor Catherine Woodward is received her Ph.D. in Botany in 2005 from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She has taught many courses at UW including Dendrology, Midwestern Ecological Issues, Vegetation of Wisconsin, and Rainforests and Reefs. She is commited to teacher education, and besides this course also offers courses in Rainforests and Reefs (online) and Ecological Field Methods. She also has led ecology study abroad programs in Ecuador since 1999. Her research focuses on the effects of habitat fragmentation on biodiversity and ecological and evolutionary processes. Visit her website for more information or send an email to:

File last updated: 6 May, 2008
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